{"id":17302,"date":"2014-12-09T17:31:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T23:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=17302"},"modified":"2017-04-17T21:58:50","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T01:58:50","slug":"comfort-my-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/comfort-my-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfort My People","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/hugging-family_Fotor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"471\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong>THE <\/strong>words have been on my heart for some time,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><em>Comfort My People. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">They are drawn from Isaiah 40\u2014those prophetic words from which the people of Israel drew their comfort knowing that, indeed, a Savior would come. It was to them,<em> &#8220;a people in darkness&#8221;<\/em>, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_17302_1('footnote_plugin_reference_17302_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_17302_1('footnote_plugin_reference_17302_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_17302_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_17302_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Isa 9:2<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_17302_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_17302_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> that the Messiah would visit from on high.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Are we any different today? In fact, this generation is arguably in more darkness that any before it for the fact that <em>we have already seen the Messiah.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><em><!--more--> <\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, mono; font-size: small;\">&#8230;the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. (John 3:19)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">It is this spiritual darkness that has left the People of God at times with a sense of abandonment and longing for the Savior, that has left us wounded by a culture enslaved to sin. It is in the midst of this darkness that I hear Christ urging me on: <em>Comfort My People. <\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Beginning next year, I am going to begin bringing my music ministry again to parishes <em>in Canada<\/em>\u2014a kind of traveling &#8220;field hospital&#8221;, you could say. I presented this thought to my bishop recently, who gave me his full support and encouragement\u2014a blessed confirmation.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">If you would like to help host\u00a0a concert\/ministry event in your Canadian parish, please email <a title=\"Book Mark in my Parish\" href=\"mailto:concerts@markmallett.com\"><strong>concerts@markmallett.com<\/strong><\/a>. Once we have enough bookings in your area, we can then put together a tour to your region.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">For more information, go to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/book-mark\/\">www.markmallett.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_17302_1();\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_17302_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_17302_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_17302_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\"><h5>Footnotes<\/h5><\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_17302_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_17302_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_17302_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">cf. 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